

I worked at many things before finally coming back to my original dream of painting. Because of that failure, I lacked the self-confidence to pursue it further.

In high school, art was a passion of mine, but I failed art class. But I didn’t always have a signature style, and I wasn’t always considered a go-to-voice on emotional wisdom for kids, or addressing relationships that kids want to celebrate or issues that young people have questions about. I was able to take the messages that are part of my art and make them into a satisfying reading experience about acceptance, differences and empowerment for kids to feel better about themselves in a simple, fun way.

I first got into children’s publishing in 1998. It was a great place to grow up, but I knew the world was out there waiting for me. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.I spent my childhood in a small town in Wyoming. Apart from the subtitle, the text never uses the word adoption nor refers to the adoption process, keeping the focus squarely on the universal joys of sharing hearth and heart. Now we all have someone to kiss goodnight." As in Parr's The Family Book (2003), cheerful, friendly artwork, with thickly outlined forms and characters and a bold rainbow palette, inclusively depicts an array of children and families-including one with a single parent and one with two dads-and emphasizes the rewards of adoption for adults and children alike. and I had one to share") as well as emotional ones: "You needed someone to say 'I love you'.

" with poignant explanations that touch upon basic, tangible needs ("You needed a home. In each double-page spread, Parr completes the phrase "We belong together because. Popular author-illustrator Parr illustrates the rewards of family ties in this heartfelt, supportive book geared toward adopted children and their parents.
